Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-09
WASHINGTON.
Carlisle Has invented a Game of Sol
itaife to Determine the Member
ship of the Committees.
It is Rumored that Tom 0chiiiree Will
bs TammanY HSI's Nominee 20
the Mkt Congress.
Thsir Opinions of the Presi6sDt's Leet
Message-rhey Euiogizs th5 raper,
CARLIsLE's CONFUSION

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cARLIsLE's CONFUSION. &C.,
Special to the Gazette. II
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Speaker
was in his room at the capitol all day DON
ferring with members as to the constr acs'
ton of his committees. He invited tie
members to signify to him what commit3s
tee assignments they preferred. Mem
bers were passing in and out of his room
every few minutes until nesrIy the whole
House had passed in review. Some
pressed their claims individually and
some through their delegations. All
statements were put in writing for con-
venient reference. The Speaker has had
the name of each member printed on
card about the size of playing
card and he will shuttle these about until
ne gets them arranged to his satisfaction.
AS yet he has no list or part of list
made at all, but it is understood he ex-
poets TO get through with the task within
TWO weeks, SO the members will get SET
tied il their places during the holidays.
The first thought is as
to the chairmsnships. OF these
several sre es good as settled. That
Mills will be the head of the ways and
means; Randall, appropriations; Turner,
elections; Culberson, judiciary; Bland,
coinage, weights and measures; B!an-
chsrd, rivers and harbor6; Hatch, agri-
culture; Herbert, naval affairs: BiUunt,
postcfice; Springer, territories; Forney,
militia Belmont, foreign affairs, and
Wheeler, military affairs
CARLISLE'S CARDS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Although the
House WAS not in session to-day num-
Der of members were in their seats at
tending 10 their correspondence and
chatting with each other over committee
ships. Speaker Carlisle spent several
hours in his room in an effort to outline
the organization of committees. He has
had number of cards bearing the names
of different members which he is endeaV-
oriDg to assert into committees. These
cards can be Teadily transferred from
one committee set to another SO that
changes are made with facility. During
the day sll the Representatives who visit
ed the capitol called upon the Speaker to
express their personal preference in the
assignments to committees.
THE CHAIRMANsHIPs.
Many rumors We're current this after
noon relative to the distribu ion OF the
chairmanshlpS. Little credence is gener-
ally given TO them, however, owing to the
fact that many changes in the list IS i1r
evitable, even after IL shall have been al
vanced much nearer to completion than
IL is presumed to be al present. Ally
change in one committee VIII involve 81
terstions ID several others, anamay affect
the chairman, SO that predictions cannos
be safely made. "a,
AWAITED WITH INTEREST.S
The appointment of the Sommitiae of
rules, which will probably De made Ga
day or two, is awaited With special inter
est for the reason that the chairman Of
the committee On ways and means has
always been member of the committee
on rules, and the arrangement of Mr.. Nor
risOn's succe sor on the last named COM
mittee will be generally regarded as ranta-
mount TO selection Of chairman of the
committee on ways and means.
CCRILTREE TO BE NOMINATED.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T is the talk
among knowing ones In New York, that
toe Hon. Thomas PIatonie Ochiltree is
lik@lV to be nominated next by Tsmmsny
Hall and sent to Washington as a member
uI tne Ut Xt Congress. Inc brilliant yet
modest Texan ranger IS an Independent
Democrat Republican- Prohibitionist, and
therefore qualified to represent any con-
nate copgiomerate constituency.
HOW THE MESSAGE Is VIEWED.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE message is
still the sole subject of discussion here,
and it goes without saying that the SEN
timent for and against it is evenly di-
vided between tbs ffee-trader5 and pro-
teGtionists. That some tariff legislation
will be the outcome of it is confidently
predicted. The GAZETTE correspondent
cleaned the following opinions from
rexas Congressman:
Congressman LaDham thinks the mess
age is a strong one and he does not think
the wool reduction will hurt the Texss
interest. He i9 in favor Of j1st such a
bill as the message suggests
Colonel Sayers saws: "I an with the
party and with the President. Texas will
not stick on anY local issues"
representative Grain says: 81 sustain
and endorse the message. l am not sure
that it's recommendation will not injufe
the wool interests of Texas !"
CANDIDATE FOR ORGANIZATION.
Special to the gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE cowboys
and squatters, on what is known as "No
Mans Land" just north of the Texas
Panhandle, propose 10 ask Congress for a
territorial organization "N1 Mans Land"
is likely to be admitted either as "a state
or territory at this session Of Congress.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to TIE Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE following
T-xas pensions were issued to-day:
George C. Miles, Paris; William r.
Pruitt, Round Mountain; w Rosenberg,
Del Rio; Sprospsr MaDgel, Eagle Pass.
APPROPRIATION ESTIMATE
WAsRINGToN, Dec. THE clerks OF
the committees of appropriations of the
two houses of Congress have prepared a
tabular statement, the footings of which
make the following showing: The net
increase in the estimates for the next
fiscal year over those submitted for
the current year is SS,1s7 997 The ret
increase over the appropriations for the
year is s23,737, 900. The total of
the estimate for next year is 1884 094 :
1920. The estimated revenue for 1887
is $40. 1858. 073.40.